Chapter 1 - Natural Cycles Vocabulary

__________________ – the precipitation that flows over the surface of soil

• runoff

• collection

• emission

• acid precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

________________ – the precipitation that is more acidic than normal rainwater

• runoff

• collection

• emission

• acid precipitation

__________________ – the process by which precipitation is gathered into a body of water

• runoff

• collection

• emission

• acid precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

________________ – a pollutant released into the atmosphere

• runoff

• collection

• emission

• acid precipitation

__________________ – the cycling of chemical elements through the living and

nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• biogeochemical cycle

• cellular respiration

• nitrogen fixation

• denitrification

• photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

__________________ – the process in cells by which oxygen and glucose are used to

produce energy and carbon dioxide

• biogeochemical cycle

• cellular respiration

• nitrogen fixation

• denitrification

• photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

______________ – the conversion of nitrogen in the atmosphere to a form that can

be used by plants

• biogeochemical cycle

• cellular respiration

• nitrogen fixation

• denitrification

• photosynthesis

____________ – the process that releases nitrogen from soil back into

the atmosphere

• biogeochemical cycle

• cellular respiration

• nitrogen fixation

• denitrification

• photosynthesis

__________________ – the process that allows green plants to make sugars from

sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide and that releases oxygen into

the atmosphere

• biogeochemical cycle

• cellular respiration

• nitrogen fixation

• denitrification

• photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

______________ – a source of energy formed from dead plants and animals

• fossil fuel

• legume

• nodule

• photochemical smog